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1 white paper Forming an Association Political Action Committee VENABLE LLP ON POLITICAL LAW CALIFORNIA MARYLAND NEW YORK VIRGINIA WASHINGTON, DC VENABLE
2 white paper AUTHORS Ronald M. Jacobs Co-Chair, Political Law Practice Lawrence H. Norton Co-Chair, Political Law Practice Janice M. Ryan Associate Forming an Association Political Action Committee VENABLE LLP ON POLITICAL LAW Tax-exempt trade and professional organizations (such as associations) often establish political action committees ( PAC ) to support the election of officials who are aligned with their organization s policy goals. PACs are necessary because the Federal Election Campaign Act ( FECA ) prohibits nonprofit associations and other corporations from using treasury funds to support federal candidates or political parties. Additionally, the FECA places strict limits on how nonprofit associations may use facilities and resources in connection with political activities. 1 A PAC is somewhat different from other entities associated with a corporation. It is a separate entity, but still managed by, and part of, the corporation. Associations and their PACs may solicit voluntary contributions of up to $5,000 per year from the association s restricted class. This includes the association s salaried employees with decision-making authority and their families. If the association s members are individuals, it may also solicit its members and their families. If the members are corporations, the rules are a bit different. With a corporate member s written permission, a trade association or its PAC may solicit the corporate member s restricted class, too (which includes its salaried employees with decision-making authority, shareholders and both groups families). The PAC can make contributions to candidates for federal office of up to $5,000 per election with the funds it raises. This white paper provides an overview of PACs and summarizes the process by which an association can establish an affiliated PAC. 1 2 U.S.C. 441b.
3 I. CREATING THE PAC A. Defining the PAC To establish a PAC, an association must first determine the PAC s name, select a treasurer, establish the PAC s governance, and decide how to administer the PAC. The formal corporate name of an association must be included in the PAC s name for use in reports to the Federal Election Commission ( FEC ) and disclaimer notices, however, the FECA allows a PAC to use a pacronym on PAC letterhead and checks. The PAC s name need not include the words political action committee, although most do. Other, more elaborate names include good government fund or employee action fund. B. Treasurer, Assistant and Custodian of Records The FECA requires every PAC to have a treasurer. It does not require any other officers. The treasurer of the PAC is responsible for complying with the FECA and is subject to civil penalties for violations, such as failure to file reports in a timely manner or more serious violations, like accepting corporate contributions. The treasurer should therefore be a hands-on person who will actively participate in the PAC s administration. In addition to a treasurer, the FECA recognizes an assistant treasurer and a custodian of records. It is advisable to have an assistant treasurer for two reasons. First, a PAC cannot accept or make contributions without a treasurer and the FEC allows an assistant treasurer to fill this role in the absence of a treasurer. In addition, the assistant treasurer provides backup to the treasurer in the event he or she is unable to file a report on time. The custodian of records (who may also be the treasurer or assistant treasurer) is the individual responsible for maintaining all of the documents mandated by the FECA, such as payroll deduction authorization forms, copies of checks and other similar items. Some PACs also have a PAC Administrator who assists the treasurer with preparing FEC disclosure reports and other routine tasks. For example, if a PAC has an oversight body, the administrator will often be responsible for planning and scheduling meetings and keeping minutes of those meetings. Often, the PAC Administrator serves as the assistant treasurer and/or custodian of records. In addition to a treasurer, some PACs decide to have a Chairman or Director to oversee fundraising. This may be a high-profile person who will be a successful fundraiser, but who does not have the time to serve as the treasurer, who is not an employee of the association or who does not have a compliance background. C. Governing Body Generally, associations create oversight bodies comprised of representatives from different stakeholders among the association s management and membership to involve a wider audience in their PAC s efforts. Others elect to provide the chief executive officer of the PAC with broad authority to make PAC
4 contributions with little input from management, subject only to supervision of his or her overall job performance. A PAC oversight body may be vested with varying levels of authority. Some associations require the PAC oversight body to approve an annual giving plan, which may be quite broad, permitting the treasurer to contribute to recipients who are on the annual plan s preapproved list without further consideration. This permits the treasurer or government affairs staff to react quickly to new opportunities while still acting within limits set by the oversight body. Others require approval by the committee for every contribution before it is made. The level of discretion you confer to a PAC oversight body is a matter of internal organizational dynamics, not campaign finance law. In many instances, the PAC oversight body has general supervision responsibility, an active role in setting contribution goals, and authorizes contributions to candidates. D. Bylaws Although not required by law, most associations elect to adopt bylaws for their PACs operations. The bylaws serve two basic purposes. First, the bylaws set forth the governance structure as discussed above. Second, the bylaws help to maintain consistency in the PAC s operations over time. Establishing bylaws presents multiple governance options to consider. The FEC regulates how an association manages PAC operations in only a few limited areas, so prudential decisions based on the organization s policies and procedures, general good governance practices, and the association s culture and structure generally dictate PAC governance. E. Establishing the PAC Once an association has finalized the details of its structure, it is ready to establish the PAC. This involves several simple tasks. First, an association s Board should approve the creation of the PAC (this is both a corporate formality and also often a banking requirement). As part of this step, the association should select PAC officers and adopt bylaws for the PAC s administration. Second, an association must open a checking account for the PAC. Third, an association must file FEC Form 1 with the Federal Election Commission within 10 days of formally creating the PAC. At that point, the PAC may begin its fundraising efforts. F. Depository Account The account into which an association deposits PAC contributions may not contain any corporate funds. Therefore, an association must open a separate account. The account must be opened with a check from a contributor (not with a check from the association s account). We recommend choosing a non-interest bearing account to eliminate the need to file tax returns, which cost more to prepare than all but the largest PACs earn in interest. Opening the PAC account at the same bank that serves the association generally is advisable. G. FEC Form 1
5 To register the PAC with the Federal Election Commission, the PAC must file FEC Form 1. This form must be submitted within 10 days of when an association s Board approves formation of the PAC. II. OPERATING THE PAC A. PAC Administrative Costs Under the FECA, an association is known as the connected organization. As the PAC s connected organization, an association may pay all administrative and solicitation costs for the PAC. For example, an association may pay all legal fees for the PAC, postage for mailings, staff time to compose solicitations, credit card processing fees, and virtually any other cost associated with the PAC. We recommend instructing the PAC s bank to deduct all fees from an account of the association instead of debiting the PAC account to preserve PAC funds and to streamline FEC reporting. Additionally, association staff may provide services to the PAC as part of their normal duties, such as determining fundraising goals and deciding which campaigns to support. This enables the PAC to dedicate all contributions to the PAC s election efforts without deducting administrative costs. B. Compliance and Reporting The PAC will be required to deposit checks in a timely manner and file reports with the FEC on a regular basis. Depending on the size of the PAC, the reports must be filed electronically, which generally is easier to do regardless of the PAC s size. There are several options for operating the PAC. First, an association may use its staff to deposit checks, keep the books and file FEC reports. Staff should be well trained on how to prepare and submit reports and have access to counsel for questions that arise with reporting. Alternatively, a number of PAC administration companies provide PACs with the opportunity to outsource compliance duties. C. PAC Solicitations The PAC must be funded with voluntary contributions of up to $5,000 per year. 2 Although any U.S. citizen (or permanent resident alien) is permitted to contribute to the PAC, the PAC may solicit only its restricted class for contributions. The restricted class is comprised of (1) management-level employees of an association and their families; 3 (2) certain individual association members; 4 2 Contributions may be made by check, credit card, payroll deduction, or direct debit. If an association uses payroll deduction or direct-debit, it may be a one-time deduction or it may be periodic. The association must obtain signed consent from each donor who chooses to contribute by payroll deduction. The association must also retain copies of all contribution checks made out to the PAC. 3 Management-level employees include salaried employees with policymaking, managerial, professional or supervisory responsibilities. 11 C.F.R (c). This specifically includes the individuals who run the corporation s business such as officers, other executives, and plant, division, and section managers and also individuals following the recognized professions, such as lawyers and engineers. Id (c)(1). The FECA specifically excludes [p]rofessionals who are represented by a labor organization and [s]alaried foremen and other salaried lower level supervisors having direct supervision over hourly employees from the restricted class of executives that may be solicited. It also excludes consultants who are not association employees. Id (c)(2).
6 and (3) management-level employees and shareholders of member companies that have authorized a trade association to solicit these individuals. An association must obtain prior written approval from its member companies before soliciting its members restricted classes. 5 A corporation may provide this permission to only one trade association per year. The authorization must identify the year for which it is effective, although a single solicitation may contain a number of years (e.g., by including a separate signature line for each year). 6 Only the corporation that is a member of an association may be solicited subsidiary and parent companies may be solicited only if they also are members of the association and have provided their own written consent. D. PAC Expenditures Initially, the PAC will be allowed to make contributions of up to $2,500 per election to federal candidates (e.g., $2,500 to each of a candidate s primary, runoff, general and special elections per election cycle). Once it has been in existence for six months, received contributions from 51 people, and given to five candidates, it may make contributions to candidates of up to $5,000 per election. 7 Thus, the PAC could give up to $10,000 to a single candidate in the typical election cycle: $5,000 for the primary and $5,000 for the general. The PAC may also make contributions to political parties and other PACs. For example, it is allowed to give $5,000 a year to any other PAC. However, an association may not solicit other PACs for contributions. Failing to observe this restriction is a common problem for associations PACs regarding member PACs contributions. Because corporate and association PACs cannot solicit one another, a PAC that wishes to contribute to another must make the contribution without prompting. The PAC may also make contributions to state candidates, but will be subject to state contribution limits and reporting requirements if it does so. Before an association decides to give to state candidates, it should carefully investigate the requirements that will apply. Although the FECA imposes a number of restrictions on PACs, careful planning can minimize their hurdles and risks. Venable can assist with each step in the process and help to navigate all FEC regulations. * * * 4 Certain criteria determine whether an association qualifies as a membership organization, and whether its members qualify as members for purposes of solicitation and contributions. 11 C.F.R (e) and (f) C.F.R 114.8(c). 6 Id (d)(4). 7 Once the PAC meets the threshold of six months, 51 contributors and five contributions, it is known as a qualified multi-candidate committee and must file an FEC Form 1M with the FEC within 10 days of meeting the last of these three criteria to notify the FEC that it is qualified. A multicandidate PAC must also identify this status on its check stock.
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